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RNS Number : 9500Z
GoldmanSachs International
23 September 2015
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader:
(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:
BG GROUP PLC
(d) Date dealing undertaken:
22 September 2015
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
YES - disclosed previously for BG GROUP PLC
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security
Purchases/ sales
Total number of securities
Highest price per unit paid/received
Lowest price per unit paid/received
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Purchases
611,424
302,427
22.0850 EUR
15.8250 GBP
21.2750 EUR
15.2750 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
Sales
789,054
211,549
15.8250 GBP
22.0450 EUR
15.2568 GBP
21.2750 EUR
Class of relevant security
Purchases/ sales
Total number of securities
Highest price per unit paid/received
Lowest price per unit paid/received
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Purchases
497,237
15.9950 GBP
15.3900 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
Sales
576,891
15.9950 GBP
15.2324 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. CFD
Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
Number of reference securities
Price per unit
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
16,243
15.3425 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
2,931
15.3550 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
441
15.3550 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
16,243
15.3991 GBP
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
798
21.3789 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
65,855
21.3973 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
18,685
21.3973 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
7,514
21.3973 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
46,752
21.3973 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
18,346
21.3973 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
9,876
21.3973 EUR
EUR 0.07 A ordinary
SWAP
Opening a short position
1,968
21.3973 EUR
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. CFD
Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
Number of reference securities
Price per unit
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
12,972
15.4120 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
4,852
15.4400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,200
15.4619 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,431
15.4936 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
10,714
15.4936 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
4,932
15.4952 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
224
15.4952 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
54
15.4956 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a long position
6,500
15.5199 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
30,116
15.5390 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
20,000
15.5390 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
18,558
15.5390 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
2,678
15.5390 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,200
15.5390 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
1,631
15.5390 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
3,194
15.5390 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
5,405
15.5390 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
7,110
15.5400 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a short position
12,972
15.5407 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
5,388
15.5731 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Reducing a long position
110,264
15.5731 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Increasing a short position
343
15.5852 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
CFD
Opening a short position
129,304
15.6812 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
1,550
15.5641 GBP
EUR 0.07 B ordinary
SWAP
Opening a long position
4,230
15.5641 GBP
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security
Product description e.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number of securities to which option relates
Exercise price per unit
Type
e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry date
Option money paid/ received per unit








(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security
Product description
e.g. call option
Exercising / exercised against
Number of securities
Exercise price per unit





(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security
Nature of dealing
e.g. subscription, conversion
Details
Price per unit (if applicable)



3. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
NONE
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or 
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
NONE
Date of disclosure:
23 September 2015
Contact name:
Aadithya Rao and Yiannis Bardis
Telephone number:
+44(20) 7051 9046 / +44(20) 7774 7107
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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